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CSI: crime scene investigation
“Catherine
Willows” (Marg
Helenberger)
Catherine Willows
was born on a ranch in western
Montana. She was the eldest daughter of
fourth-generation ranchers, but the rural life was never for her.
Catherine could ride before she could walk, but horses were always for
taking her away from work. She left home the first time as a
sixteen-year old. She lived in
Seattle
for a year with her would-be rock-star boyfriend, eking out a living as
a waitress. When he left her for an older woman, she went home, only to
find home wasn’t there anymore. Her parents had been forced to sell
their ranch and had moved to town. They made it clear that Catherine was
on her own.
The
next stop for Catherine was Las
Vegas. She waited tables until she discovered a
much more lucrative line of work: exotic dancing. The men loved her, and
the money poured in. Catherine spent it all on school and on the
aspiring career of her music-producing boyfriend, Eddie. Dating turned
to engagement, which turned to marriage. When their turbulent
relationship ended, Eddie left her with ten dollars in the bank, a coke
habit and a small child, Lindsey.
Catherine pulled it
together for her own sake and for the sake of her daughter. She didn’t
become a CSI because she wanted to right the wrongs of the world; she
became a CSI because it makes her feel like a kid solving puzzles. She
loves the challenge, and she loves the buzz of working a case. It’s a
high for her, and anything that makes Catherine feel as good as she does
can’t be all that bad. Catherine’s specialty is blood spatter analysis.
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For her work in CSI, Marg Helgenberger has received multiple Emmy Award nominations as Best Actress in a Drama Series. Before returning to series television as a crime scene investigator, Helgenberger was perhaps best known to viewers for her Emmy Award-winning role as “K.C.” in the series China Beach. Her other television credits include a recurring guest appearance on E.R. as George Clooney’s love interest and the television movies Perfect Murder, Perfect Town, Thanks of a Grateful Nation, The Happy Face Murders and the mini-series The Tommyknockers.
Helgenberger starred in the feature film Erin Brockovich with Julia Roberts. Her additional feature film credits include Species, Species II, Fire down Below, The Last Time I Committed Suicide, My Fellow Americans, Cowboy Way, Bad Boys, Always and Crooked Hearts. Most recently, she starred in the feature film In Good Company with Dennis Quaid, Scarlett Johannson and Topher Grace.
Helgenberger lives in Los Angeles with her husband, actor Alan Rosenberg, and their son Hugh. Her birth date is November 16.
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